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This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Rachel Abrams and Natalie Kitroeff. Twenty minutes a day, six days a week, ready by 6 a.m. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher.

Episodes

  1. The Battle Over Black Representation in the South

    The approach to this year’s midterms has brought two hugely consequential changes to voting for Black Americans: the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, and redistricting. In the wak…

    29:35
  2. The Election That Will Define Israel’s Future

    Israelis head to the polls next week. On the ballot is the future of a country that has become isolated on the world stage, because of both its war in Gaza and a growing outcry ove…

    33:52
  3. Is This Economy as Awful as Voters Think? We Ask Our Expert.

    The economy is one of the most important issues for voters in the midterm elections. President Trump has been trying to persuade Americans that they are wrong to be frustrated abou…

    32:29
  4. James Talarico on the Rage Economy, Billionaires and Flipping Texas

    James Talarico is asking Texas to do something it hasn’t done in nearly 40 years: Elect a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. It won’t be easy. It will take a vast coalition of Democrats,…

    35:42
  5. Inside Putin’s Plan to Cripple Ukraine This Winter

    President Trump said he was making an energy deal with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and waiving new sanctions on Moscow. Now, he’s feuding with Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr…

    29:00
  6. Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder Keep Us Guessing

    The comedian Nathan Fielder came to fame as the creator and host of the Comedy Central series “Nathan for You.” The show followed Fielder as he devised outrageous schemes, ostensib…

    43:39
  7. 50 Years In, What's the Point of U2? Bono and the Edge Have Answers.

    The longtime friends and creative partners on what U2 still means — and what would make them call it quits. Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.comWatch our show on YouTube:…

    01:04:56
  8. MAGA's Midterm Defectors

    Perhaps no American feels the domestic effects of the war, tariffs and inflation more than the Iowa farmer. The political environment stirred up by those farmers’ strife could allo…

    27:42
  9. The Republican Strategy to Salvage the Midterms

    With Republicans trailing in the polls, the party is making hard choices about where to spend its money — abandoning some races while pouring resources into others. Shane Goldmache…

    33:50
  10. The U.S. Tried to Choke Russia’s Energy Market. Then It Made a Diesel Deal.

    President Trump announced a deal to purchase Russian diesel fuel and temporarily suspended sanctions in an effort to lower domestic fuel prices amid rising costs from the war in Ir…

    30:51
  11. When A.I. Comes for Your Purpose in Life

    Artificial intelligence has gone from struggling with basic arithmetic to helping solve some of mathematics’ most famous open problems — and the field is reckoning with what that m…

    33:17
  12. The Israeli Film Directors Pushing for a Reckoning in Their Home Country

    The documentary film “NAZA,” which investigates the methods the Israeli military has used in the war in Gaza since the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, received a record-breaking…

    32:11
  13. Celine Dion’s Triumphant Return to the Stage

    A dramatic pop music comeback story is underway: Celine Dion is performing again. In 2022, Dion, the renowned Canadian singer, announced that she had stiff person syndrome, a rare…

    38:57
  14. She’s Been to Gaza. She Met With the Iranians. Now She Has a Warning.

    As the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric goes to both sides of conflicts. She’s worried that our warring world is spiraling out of control. Th…

    42:09
  15. Why France Is in Crisis

    For weeks, thousands of high school students in France have been out in the streets protesting the conditions of public schools. They want better funding, something that won’t be e…

    26:28
  16. A Failed Execution and the Future of the Death Penalty

    Christa Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection drug last week during a botched execution in Tennessee. Pamela Colloff, who writes for The New York Times Magazine, discusses…

    31:08
  17. Three Vans, a Startled Farmer and an Iranian Plot Against the U.S.

    What exactly happened near an air base in Britain used by the United States? Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what he’s learned abo…

    22:35
  18. Call My A.I. Agent

    Over the past few weeks, millions of people have rushed to download a new type of artificial intelligence app — agents. They are useful, kind of cute and need your most sensitive p…

    27:50
  19. Midterm Surprise: Democrats Are Surging in Red America

    A new set of polls from The New York Times finds that Democratic candidates are doing remarkably well in the Republican-leaning states that they need to win to gain control of the…

    27:36
  20. The Restaurant Industry Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?

    If you dine out regularly, you might have noticed some changes in restaurants over the past few years. Perhaps you’ve found yourself ordering at a counter, scanning a QR code to se…

    37:27
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